Subject: IWG Daily News Fresh Ink letter
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 1996 17:09:06 -0500 (EST)
From: Chris Purdom
The following went out on IWG letterhead listing 2 congregations, 4 religious
organizations and 20 clergy from 9 denominations. If you are in the general
Philadelphia area and represent a congregation or religious organization or
are clergy, let us know if you want to be added - all faiths are welcome.
We will also be happy to help start similar organizations in other areas.
Visit the web page at http://www.qrd.org/qrd/www/religion/orgs/iwg/.
January 7, 1996
Editors
The Philadelphia Daily News
PO Box 7788
Phila., PA 19101
Dear Editors:
Thank you for covering a gay teenage activist in your
Fresh Ink section. The very existence of gay children
is a discomforting subject for many adults, and is
frequently denied. Unfortunately, it is not necessary
to travel to Indiana to hear stories of students who
have been beaten over the head with Bibles, literally
or figuratively, because of their sexual orientation.
At least in Philadelphia we have a growing network of
religious organizations, congregations and clergy who
are seeking to put an end to this bigotry.
Sincerely,
Barbara Purdom Christopher Purdom
Interfaith Working Group Coordinators